This Old House: How does a product make it into the TOH Top 100? Besides being introduced in the past year, it’s hard to pinpoint a rule that encompasses the entire list. We’re fans of products that cross off household to-dos, like a washing machine that can tackle two loads at once. Smart DIY solutions, like an easier, faster way to fix cracked concrete, make excellent finds. And some items? Well, they simply make life more enjoyable.
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No only is this list very all encompassing, but I think that some of these inventions really innovative. It kinda surprises me that new household items are still being made, and being made well. I loved the Kreg Tool’s Mobile Project Center. I feel like any person interested in technical direction could greatly benefit from an invention like this. Some of the more high tech tools were awesome cause they have sensors for when a screw if fully screwed or battery power air compressors which are things I’ve never heard of before this article. I also learned what maple corbels were from this article, in addition to what they do. It’s somewhat insane the power that wood has. The Moen Motion Sense Wave faucet seemed a little extra, but I think that it’s definitely a nice considerate product.
This list is very encompassing and covers a fairly wide range of products. Although it is showing some great products with advanced technology that are very useful; I still wouldn’t buy anything on the list, at least not yet. In my opinion this list is great for people who buy things to do their own projects but may not necessarily have too much knowledge in what exactly they are doing. I personally already have a list of tools, brands, and requirements I like in what I buy and that is because I know what I want and how I will be using it. This list has a lot of products on there with new technology but that doesn’t guarantee reliability or quality over the years and they have almost too many functions. I really do not need a drill that will sense when a screw is flush to the wood or a facet with a motion sensor. These are just other things to break and make your life more of hassle than anything else. Although, for anyone who doesn’t already know how to do things or what they want in something; I believe this list is great for them.
Didn’t even have to read the headline, I saw “TOH” and I was in. This Old House really creates great content and information for homeowners. It is fairly unique in that it is aimed at home owners, but provides information at a professional level. This particular article is no exception. A lot of the products mentioned are much nicer and higher quality then a lot of products that might typically be recommended for home owners. Sure, some of the tools might not meet the needs of professionals, but they are still of a high quality. There are a lot of other really innovative products on the list, some, I think, are completely unnecessary, but I suppose we live in the age of unnecessary gadgets. The one that really gets me is the knife block/tablet holder, I mean really? But I am a big fan of the concrete paneling that is made to look like old wood.
So I decided to look at the new tool list for 2017 and two different tools caught my eye the first is the Dimensioning Instrument by InstruMMents which as the article states let's you "Roll the end of this pen-size device along any surface; it will send the dimension to your smartphone. Perfect for measuring plans—the app lets you adjust scale—and along curves." This I could see being a pretty damn useful device especially for making flat patterns for curved pieces. I am curious about how accurate this would be but still a cool idea. The next tool that caught my attention is that the 60-Volt FlexVolt Track Saw by DeWalt. The reason I like the tool is mostly I really just like the idea of having a cordless battery operated track saw and the fact that this track saw uses 60 volts is impressive. All in all you gotta love tool articles they are like candy.
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